John Whelan wrote:
 
>        That's more or less what the conference playoffs are.
>Everyone has a shot at an automatic bid, except three CCHA, two ECAC
>and one HE team.  Which is the conference that insists on letting
>*all* its teams into the playoffs?  Hmmm...
 
Actually, that is not 100% true.  The unnamed league lets all the teams
in, and then they let in a team in that is not even a member of the
league. :-)  It might be the only league in any sport with nine members
and a ten team playoff.  Even the NHL and NBA are a bit envious. :-)
 
On a more serious note, does anyone know how many of the teams in the
MAAC are members of the MAAC in other sports?  I think someone once said
that the answer is three.  It seems strange that they can be treated as a
multi-sport conference while others like the CCHA aren't and they have
three Big-10 teams as well as (I think) an equal or greater number from
another conference whose name is escaping me.  Perhaps the CCHA should
call themselves the Pac-10.  :-)
 
Ralph Baer
RPI '68, '70, '74
Less than seven months until the season starts.
 
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